WGXA - Weather - Rick's blog http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog RSS Feed for WGXA - Weather - Blog en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 03:54:01 GMT Crews shift from rescue to recovery a day after Oklahoma tornado http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog/2-killed-in-Oklahoma-tornadoes-more-bad-weather-expected-208181541.html A search-and-rescue effort to find survivors of a monster tornado that pulverized a vast swath of the suburbs of Oklahoma City shifted Tuesday to one of recovery. Ga. students' weather balloon travels 100 miles http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog/Ga-students-weather-balloon-travels-100-miles-208173651.html Elementary school students in Athens launched a weather balloon that reached an altitude of nearly 97,000 feet and traveled nearly 100 miles to Sparta. Heavy rains close Atlanta area roads http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog/Heavy-rains-close-Atlanta-area-roads-208173591.html Heavy rains in the Atlanta area have caused flooded roads and a mud slide. Sea turtle nests found on Ga. barrier islands http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog/Sea-turtle-nests-found-on-Ga-barrier-islands-208173121.html Officials from the Georgia Department of Natural Resources say volunteers and researchers have found loggerhead sea turtle nests on Wassaw, St. Catherines and Ossabaw Islands. Georgia officials promote boating safety http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog/Georgia-officials-promote-boating-safety-208173041.html Department of Natural Resources officials say Georgia was one of 14 recipients of a grant to help promote National Safe Boating Week. Georgia officials take over water test project http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog/Georgia-officials-take-over-water-test-project-207581531.html State officials will take over a project testing whether water stored underground in Georgia can be pumped into drought-stricken waterways to protect wildlife or ease a regional water conflict. Georgia's Annual Burn Ban in Effect http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog/Georgias-Annual-Burn-Ban-in-Effect-207416831.html Officials are reminding all Georgian's that a statewide burn ban is now in effect. Project aims to track big city carbon footprints http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog/Project-aims-to-track-big-city-carbon-footprints-207280551.html Scientists are on a mission to track the carbon footprints of large cities that are increasingly responsible for human-caused global warming. Sun unleashes strongest solar flare of 2013 so far http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog/Sun-unleashes-strongest-solar-flare-of-2013-so-far-207279431.html The sun has fired off a massive flare, the strongest solar eruption this year. Police: Ga man found dead in floodwaters http://www.newscentralga.com/weather/blog/Police-Ga-man-found-dead-in-floodwaters-207249811.html Authorities say a north Georgia man who fled police has been found dead in flood waters in Floyd County.